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Originally Posted by bettercountry
Having said all this, however……in some ways, I feel this is not totally a “lived happily ever after” story, unfortunately. Although my walk with Christ has deepened tremendously after leaving the LC, there were enough good experiences/memories I had while in the LC (prior to 1986) that has left part of my soul longing for some of those things. Especially since these are things that I have not experienced in the churches I have been a part of since I left the LC, or at least not to the level I experienced in the LC.
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Thanks for sharing bettercountry.
I share your sentiments about “not a happily ever after story”outside the LR. I have yet to see a Christian group practice 1 Cor 12-14 where gifts of the Spirit are allowed free reign with discernment, love, and order. We had the “open floor” freedom in the LC before the mid-80’s (though often lacking in gift, discernment, love, and/or order) that is rare outside the LC except in small groups.
I am biding my time in a community church where small groups and service opportunities have the most freedom for exercising gifts, but the Holy Spirit is constrained in the larger meetings where ordained ministers mostly command the floor and ordinary folks like me can only sing along and listen.
When I see 1 Cor 12-14 practiced even in big meetings somewhere, I’ll be happy to join in.
JJ